Worcester protects their 100% home record in the Aviva Premiership against Leicester on Saturday:15:00 kick-off

The Warriors make two changes to the starting line-up that lost at Twickenham last weekend

Leicester Tigers may be at the opposite end of the Aviva Premiership Rugby table to Worcester Warriors, but they won’t take their Midlands rivals lightly on Saturday.

The Tigers, who are flying high in third travel to face Worcester, who although are in ninth place have a 100 per cent record at Sixways, overcoming Newcastle and Northampton in their two home fixtures so far this season

Warriors director of rugby Dean Ryan makes just two changes to his starting line-up with tighthead prop Joe Rees, who bagged his first professional try at Twickenham last weekend, comes in for Nick Schonert while Matt Cox returns to the back row in place of GJ van Velze.

“All the big top four are coming in the next few weeks and over Christmas so let’s keep putting ourselves out there and let’s keep seeing where we are at and keep improving.” admitted Ryan.

“We are at home and unbeaten at Sixways this season so let’s get ourselves out there.

“Leicester are not as clinical at certain things as Saracens, but they are very physical at other areas.

“There’s a lot of talk about changes to their game, but they don’t lose what Leicester are. The reason why they have been so successful are built on pretty solid foundations of physicality in key areas, and I don’t expect that to change.”

Meanwhile, winger Vereniki Goneva and fly-half Owen Williams both return from injuries to take their place in the Leicester starting XV.

Tigers captain Ed Slater leads the team after making his 100th appearance for the Tigers in the win over Bath last weekend, and he is joined in the second row by Graham Kitchener, who is making his first start of the season. Matias Aguero and Jordan Crane also come into the run-on team in the forwards

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